Curfew will not be canceled in Odesa region on New Year's Eve

The police warned that the curfew in Odesa region on the night of December 31, 2024, to January 1, 2025, will not be lifted, so violators will be detained.

As the Main Department of the National Police reminded, the curfew in Odesa region lasts from 24:00 to 5:00.

During this period, it is prohibited to move around the streets, with the exception of the need to go to a shelter during an air raid. The use of fireworks is also currently prohibited.

In 2023, the Odesa Regional Administration was the first in Ukraine to change the terms of the curfew: on March 1, it began to operate from midnight to five in the morning, while before that it began at 23:00 and lasted until 5:00.

Launching salutes, fireworks and using firecrackers during martial law is prohibited throughout Ukraine.

In particular, in April 2023, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in the second reading the draft law "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on the Use and Circulation of Pyrotechnic Products", which prohibits the use, sale and transfer of fireworks, salutes and firecrackers.

It also prohibits the sale and transfer in any way of fireworks, including salutes and firecrackers, except for F1 class fireworks, which have a very low level of danger and low noise (but may not be sold to persons under 16 years of age).

However, citizens periodically violate the ban. In February 2024, the Kyiv District Court of Odesa found a resident of the city guilty of hooliganism and sentenced him to a one-year and one-month prison term. The incident took place on January 15. The video of the fireworks launch was posted on social media, where it was discovered by law enforcement officers during monitoring.

The police established the scene and seized a fireworks box with holes from 20 shots as material evidence. Later, law enforcement officers identified the man who launched the fireworks. The local resident explained that he had decided to congratulate his friend's wife on her birthday.

Кирило Бойко